Atlanta Midtown Walking Group

What we’re about

***Please click on "READ MORE" for the group philosophy.*** NOTE - If you join, you are saying that you *want* to be occasionally encouraged to walk.

Saying you *want* be occasionally encouraged to walk means that you are giving permission to be contacted in a professional but polite way by the organizer(s), to: 1. Welcome you to the group. 2. Sometimes confirm if people are going. 3. Sometimes ask people for feedback after events. 4. Possibly follow up after 3-12 months after joining, to encourage you to walk. The initial message at each time above (except the Welcome message) would be sent not to just one person, but to everyone who joined within a time period of a month or longer. (The above is only for if you join after March 2020).

In winter, meetups would start at 1:15 PM or later, so we can have a relaxing weekend! :)
- (In summer, meetups can start at 10:15 AM to avoid the heat a bit.)

Looking for a chance to walk and hang out with people? We'll meet to take a walk typically around Midtown Atlanta (usually starting near Colony Square or Piedmont Park). This is a community group. We can talk about health, exercise, travel, or social events in Atlanta, or generally whatever people like.
The purpose of this group is for community, and hopefully people will make friends with each other. Naturally, this group is also for walking - exercise. And this group is for taking "a walk" - to breathe some air, and to see some trees! Catch some sun and make some Vitamin D! :)

SHOULD I SIGN UP FOR AN EVENT?
- if there at least a 2/3 chance you will go, please sign up :)
- if not, please don't sign up.
- And if later, the odds drop below 1/2 that you will go, please cancel, as there might be a wait list.

# RSVP's NEEDED: In order to have at least 3 people total probably show to an event:
- If 9 or fewer people sign up (including host(s)), then the host(s) should try to request confirmations, preferably due by the night before, hopefully 2 nights before.
- If 3 or fewer people confirm (including host(s)), the event is subject to cancellation.
- If cancelling, the hosts(s) should ideally cancel 1 night in advance, but preferably 2, to give people 24 full hours to see the cancellation.

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WEATHER POLICY- if at least 30% chance of rain, likely will postpone. Priorities: Generally will postpone to:

1. ANOTHER WEEK, same day of week, same time,

2. A FEW HOURS later,

3. ANOTHER WEEK, different day of week, same time,

4. ANOTHER WEEK, same day of week, different time, or

5. CANCEL.

- I plan to never move the date or time up, unless giving a week of notice.

DETAILS:
POTENTIAL EVENTS:
Calendar | Atlanta Midtown Walking Group (Atlanta, GA) | Meetup
- 1st Saturdays - Ansley Park neighborhood
- 2nd Saturdays - Eastside Beltline
- 3rd Saturdays - Piedmont Park, Peachtree Street
- 4th Saturdays - Northside Beltline
- 5th Saturdays - (~4 a year) - Varies. Sometimes Westside Beltline connector? Mercedes Benz?

- SPECIAL EVENTS: often Piedmont Park: Events Archive - Piedmont Park Conservancy, Inc.
mid March, St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday
April 2022, Atlanta Dogwood Festival
May - Mother's Day - maybe have event, maybe not
June - Father's Day - maybe have event, maybe not
Also, early July, The Peach Music Festival
late August, Peachtree Latino Atlanta - Festival Peachtree
late August, Welcome to the Piedmont Park Arts Festival
early September, DragonCon parade on Labor Day weekend.
Fall, Midtown Atlanta Open House

POTENTIAL EVENTS after COVID:

- 1st Tuesdays, 11:45 AM Quick lunch walk

- 2nd Sundays, FREE High Art Museum, other large walkable museums. outdoor tours

- 3rd Wednesdays, 5:15 PM Short walk after work

- 4th Thursdays, 12:15 - Food Truck Thursdays

This is a reciprocal group. That means this group is willing to publish announcements about other Meetup groups if other groups do so equally. If the other group wants, this group can provide links to other group's events or can copy events from other groups.
Photos used only with permission.
- OTHER IDEAS: biking in Piedmont park. After a walk: going to MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta), eating at Subway, Freshiii, the fancy Hoffman Arts Center bistro, or Atlanta Food Truck Park. Going to outdoor malls or festivals, like Renaissance Festival. Walking along the streetcar path, walking to Ponce City Market, R Thomas, or to Crazy Cuban and back. Historical Markers. Professional tours. Short jogs alternated with mostly walking. Speed walking (4 mph). Slow walking to music. Long walks: 20,000 steps (~10 miles), and a half-marathon of 13 miles. (~26,000 steps. (~13 miles). Botany. Bird walks. Piedmont Park Guided History Tour (like Sat 10 am)
- Atlanta Farmers Market in Piedmont Park- Green Market, 12th & Piedmont, Saturdays 9 AM - 1 PM, March-November.
A request is to see waterfalls, like an underground waterfall, and maybe paint during a walk.